48 Results for : mongering
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Exceptional America: What Divides Americans from the World and from Each Other , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 768min
In this provocative book, Mugambi Jouet describes why Americans are far more divided than other Westerners over basic issues, including wealth inequality, health care, climate change, evolution, gender roles, abortion, gay rights, sex, gun control, mass incarceration, the death penalty, torture, human rights, and war. Raised in Paris by a French mother and Kenyan father, Jouet then lived in the Bible Belt, Manhattan, and beyond. Drawing inspiration from Alexis de Tocqueville, he wields his multicultural sensibility to parse how the intense polarization of US conservatives and liberals has become a key dimension of American exceptionalism - an idea widely misunderstood as American superiority. While exceptionalism once was a source of strength, it may now spell decline, as unique features of US history, politics, law, culture, religion, and race relations foster grave conflicts. They also shed light on the intriguing ideological evolution of American conservatism, which long predated Trumpism. Anti-intellectualism, conspiracy-mongering, a visceral suspicion of government, and Christian fundamentalism are far more common in America than the rest of the Western world - Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mirron Willis. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/tant/008876/bk_tant_008876_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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River Rats , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 330min
Set in rural upstate New York along the Delaware River, the Wayward Son Diner is a pit stop for tourists and locals of Sullivan County. Waitress Alex Hanson has seen it all and has no interest in the daily gossip-mongering of the natives. Knowing full well what it feels like to be the grease on the wheel, Alex takes pity on new park ranger Sam Ruiz, when he’s accosted by several eligible females whose need to satisfy their biological clocks outweighs their ingrained trepidation of a government employee. Alex’s reluctant intervention starts a chain reaction that forces Ranger Ruiz to her doorstep, pushing the NPS agenda, even though he hates to see Alex so on edge. Despite the spark of attraction, neither Sam nor Alex is willing to explore a real relationship - until a dangerous warning hits Sam too close to home. Before Alex can blink, she’s enmeshed herself in Sam’s investigation, and unwittingly becomes a target for the homegrown terrorists gunning for the National Park Service. And for Sam. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Hollie Jackson. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/027636/bk_acx0_027636_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Angel 6.0: Emissary: Angel 6.0, Book 5 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 311min
Abducted, enslaved as concubine to alien Cats, then rescued and mated to the Prince, Princess Angel must embrace her destiny as the Emissary to the Emperor. Can she do what is necessary to stop a galactic war that threatens everyone she loves? Born of illegal genetic engineering, Angel is not quite human. She's never known her place in the universe. Stolen by the Gran, a fierce race of warrior Cats, she survived enslavement as a concubine. Beloved by the Prince, he mated her, removed her slave collar and declared her Princess of the Empire of the Gran - despite her love for the pirate Cesar. Now Angel is thrust into the center of galactic war and forced to choose sides between humanity and her surrogate family of Cats. Facing war and the loss of her loved ones, Angel is appointed Emissary to the Emperor. The fate of both species depends on her to bridge the gap between the corrupt politicians of Earthside and greedy, war-mongering Cats. Angel 6.0: Emissary, is the final episode of a space opera romance series from NYT and USA Today best-seller Travis Luedke. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Rachel Orlin. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/068500/bk_acx0_068500_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Buy-In: Saving Your Good Idea from Getting Shot Down , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 262min
You believe in a good idea. You know it could make a crucial difference for you, your organization, your community. You present it, hoping for enthusiastic support. Instead, you get confounding questions, inane comments, and verbal bullets. Before you know what’s hit you, your idea is dead, shot down. It doesn’t have to be this way, say John Kotter and Lorne Whitehead. In Buy-In, they reveal how to protect good ideas and win the support needed to deliver valuable results. The key? Understand the unfair attack strategies that naysayers, nitpickers, and handwringers deploy with great success time and time again: Death by delay: Endlessly putting off or diverting discussion of your idea until all momentum is lost Confusion: Presenting so much distracting information that confidence in your proposal dies Fear mongering: Stirring up irrational anxieties about your idea Character assassination: Undermining your reputation and credibility Through the device of a fresh and amusing fictional narrative, the authors vividly show how avoiding or attempting to quash attackers doesn’t work. According to their counterintuitive approach, it’s far better to respectfully engage these adversaries and stand your ground with simple, convincing responses that save the day. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Tim Wheeler. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/brll/002459/bk_brll_002459_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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ARIEL, ALWAYS ENOUGH: Iron Orchids, Book 1 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 430min
Some things in life were inevitable: death, taxes, and lying, whore-mongering men. One woman would never be enough for one man. So I traded in men for a Harley. Nothing beats that kind of power between my legs. Then I blinked. And he was there. Some things in life were inevitable: death, taxes, and badge bunnies willing to hop into my bed. The only problem is, I’m a one-woman kind of man. In my line of work, I’ve seen it all. Nothing bothers me, until I find a woman’s wrecked body. When she blinked, my world changed. Forever doesn’t come close to giving me enough of her. From the author: "Enough features my ideal hero, an alpha-beta. They are the type of men that will open the door for you during the day and put you up against it at night. Enough is comical, with just a hint of drama. It isn't politically correct and will have you searching your favorite sex toy store. Enough is a stand-alone novel with no cliffhanger. You will meet characters that will reappear in future books." ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Jonathan Ash, Stella Bloom. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/100847/bk_acx0_100847_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The School for Scandal, Hörbuch, Digital, 169min
Beware the gossips! Lady Sneerwell and her hireling, Snake, are certainly up to no good in this timeless send-up of hypocritical manners. Thanks to their scandal-mongering, the comely Lady Teazle must fend off the slanderous barbs that have caught the ear of her elderly husband - as well as every other gossip in London! What follows is a torrent of mistaken identities and sex-crazed scheming in which the upper classes have never looked so low class. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring (in alphabetical order): Stuart Bunce as Charles Surface, Jane Carr as Mrs. Candour, John H. Francis as Rowley/Others, Henri Lubatti as Snake/Moses/Others, Christopher Neame as Sir Oliver Surface, Moira Quirk as Maria/Maid, Julian Sands as Joseph Surface, Susan Sullivan as Lady Sneerwell, Tara Summers as Lady Teazle, Simon Templeman as Sir Peter Teazle, James Warwick as Crabtree/Others, and Matthew Wolf as Sir Benjamin Backbite. Directed by Michael Hackett. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, in January 2011. Language: English. Narrator: Stuart Bunce, Jane Carr, John Francis Harries, Henri Lubatti, Christopher Neame, Julian Sands, Susan Sullivan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/pf/latw/000301/pf_latw_000301_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 69min
Noam Chomsky’s backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracy - one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to Chomsky, "propaganda is to democracy as the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state", and the mass media is the primary vehicle for delivering propaganda in the United States. From an examination of how Woodrow Wilson’s Creel Commission "succeeded, within six months, in turning a pacifist population into a hysterical, war-mongering population", to Bush Sr.'s war on Iraq, Chomsky examines how the mass media and public relations industries have been used as propaganda to generate public support for going to war. Chomsky further touches on how the modern public relations industry has been influenced by Walter Lippmann’s theory of "spectator democracy," in which the public is seen as a "bewildered herd" that needs to be directed, not empowered; and how the public relations industry in the United States focuses on "controlling the public mind," and not on informing it. Media Control is an invaluable primer on the secret workings of disinformation in democratic societies. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Noam Chomsky. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/003535/bk_rand_003535_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Kali's Kiss , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 826min
Honor killings, witchcraft murders, and the machinations of rival gang lords... Kali, Indian goddess of destruction and change, weaves her dark spell in a complex crime novel of fear, deception, brutal killings, and power mongering. When an unidentified young Indian bride is ritualistically murdered, Detective Inspector Tom Kendrick and forensic anthropologist Elizabeth Bell are mobilized to hunt down the perpetrators. But Kali keeps spinning her web. Elizabeth finds herself in mortal danger, and a criminal network involved in illegal immigration and drug production gradually emerges from the shadows. Meanwhile, small-time crook Suyaal Ackhbaar is being blackmailed by a vicious gang lord into delivering unsuspecting immigrants to work as slave labor in a drug factory. Kali’s Kiss is John Dodds’ follow up to the novel Bone Machines, which introduced DI Tom Kendrick. This second book in the series takes listeners on a fast-paced journey into the underground of Glasgow’s multicultural community, exploring issues of race, politics, and twisted human motivations. About the author: John Dodds is a Scottish writer best known for his crime, horror, and fantasy fiction. Of his numerous short stories, three received honorable mention in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror anthology series. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robin Sachs. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/blak/005156/bk_blak_005156_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Quarterly Essay 15: Latham's World: The New Politics of the Outsiders , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 235min
In the third Quarterly Essay of 2004, Margaret Simons takes a long hard look at Mark Latham, the self-proclaimed "club buster" and the man who would be prime minister. Few doubt Latham's intelligence and ambition, but what will this amount to in government? Simons argues that if Labor is elected, it will not be "business as usual". Rather we can expect a reformist government in the spirit - if not the letter - of Latham's political tutor, Gough Whitlam. It is also likely to be a government that has little time for the totemic issues of the Labor elites. This is an essay that takes the political pulse of the nation - it is clear-eyed, probing, anchored in observation and an original analysis of the political state of play. It ventures into the murky world of Liverpool Council, where Latham made enemies and ran the show. It reserves harsh words for those in the media who have ignored Latham's ideas and community campaigning in favour of rumour-mongering. Above all, it reveals Latham as a conviction politician and an acute thinker, with a prescient understanding of how the urban fringe now drives the politics of the nation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Margaret Simons. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/boli/001188/bk_boli_001188_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Demean the Elf Queen , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 38min, (USK 18)
Fera, the queen of the fertile elves of Kagwig, was out in the market place with her pregnant sisters. In her tribe, the females outnumbered the males ten to one, so getting pregnant was a constant struggle, and they were in danger of extinction. The brutal and sadistic ogre king Baphazar had the opposite problem. His gruesome ogres scoured the land for females to handle the ogres insane sexual lust. The elven coven had pride over who they mated with. They'd never consider the violent war-mongering ogres as their sex partners. As Baphazar and his ogres approached the elves in the marketplace, they came with a proposition. Could the queen betray and forsake her people in exchange for the guarantee that they would all get pregnant and their race would live on? Would her sisters turn into a race of sex slaves, or would the ogres give up their violent ways in exchange for sexual paradise? CONTENT WARNING: This is a hardcore sex story with elements of dubious consent and breeding impregnation medieval sexual fantasy. It is meant for adult readers only. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Katherine White. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/006046/bk_acx0_006046_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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